Journeys with Tim

time to dig out

With sunny weather expected tomorrow, the university resumes classes. (The picture is of the Union, though I'm not sure when it was taken). Canceled classes never interfere with grad students, especially when you take seminar classes - there's no real lecture, just discussion of the reading.

I like seminar classes. Not just because there's usually no exams, but the style is more informal, more open to discussion. I would love to head a seminar course sometime. In some ways it's just a glorified bookclub, which I just love. Reading with other people just rocks.

Surprisingly it doesn't happen enough at school. Sure we all read the same books, but there's not nearly enough discussion, which ideally should take place at a coffee shop.

In fact these days I'm in the mood for a little fiction bookclub. Harry Potter anyone?

Posted by Tim at January 26, 2004 10:08 PM